Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Django vulnerability (USN-3089-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 93774

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

Sergey Bobrov discovered that Django incorrectly parsed cookies when being used with Google Analytics. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to set arbitrary cookies leading to a CSRF protection bypass.

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Solution

Update the affected python-django, python-django-common and / or python3-django packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3089-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93774

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3089-1.nasl

Version: 2.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/28/2016

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-7401

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-django, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/27/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7401

USN: 3089-1